Omkar Godbole

Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor and analyst on CoinDesk's Markets team. He has been covering crypto options and futures, as well as macro and cross-asset activity, since 2019, leveraging his prior experience in directional and non-directional derivative strategies at brokerage firms. His extensive background also encompasses the FX markets, having served as a fundamental analyst at currency and commodities desks for Mumbai-based brokerages and FXStreet. Omkar holds small amounts of bitcoin, ether, BitTorrent, tron and dot.

Omkar holds a Master's degree in Finance and a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation.

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Markets

Bitcoin pulls back as $75,000 remains 'both the milestone and the ceiling'

Bitcoin is struggling to break and hold above the key $75,000 resistance level while ether, solana decline.

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Markets

The 100% debt trap: Why the IMF’s latest warning is a massive long-term signal for bitcoin

The IMF warns that global public debt could reach about 100% of world GDP by 2029.

IMF logo (World Bank/Flickr)

Markets

A new class of crypto treasury companies is forming around Strategy’s high-yield stock

Firms and protocols are accumulating Strategy’s preferred stock to capture yield and bitcoin-linked exposure.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor standing. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk))

Tech

Bitcoin developers are trying to build quantum defenses. Your coins could pay the price.

A proposal has been updated on Bitcoin's official repository, calling for freezing of quantum-vulnerable coins.

BTC developers propose freezing of quantum-vulnerable coins. (Pexels/Pixabay)

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Markets

Ether-bitcoin ratio bounces from 2026 lows, signaling broader crypto recovery

The ETH/BTC ratio hit its highest since January as Ethereum's network added 284,000 new users in Q1 and stablecoin supply reached a record $180 billion.

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Markets

Bitcoin rises to one-month high above $75,000 as analysts eye major breakout

Several crypto market experts explain what might happen if bitcoin manages to hold $75,000, and if it does not.

Bitcoin bus (Olivier Acuna/CoinDesk)

Finance

A fake Ledger app on the Apple App Store drained $9.5 million in crypto

A malicious Ledger Live clone slipped onto Apple’s App Store, draining millions from dozens of victims across multiple blockchains in a week-long phishing campaign.

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Markets

Bitcoin tests $75,000 as $200 million in shorts face liquidation risk

Bitcoin price approaches $75,000 level with $200 million in shorts at risk of liquidation, rising open interest and shifting volatility dynamics in focus.

BTC/USD (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Here are key bitcoin price levels to watch as the rally gathers steam

BTC's price has hit four-week highs above $74,000. Here are next key levels that could amplify volatility or create resistance.

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